On
24 March 2004, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs' Population Division released its 2003 Revision of World Urbanization
Prospects. This Revision presents estimates and projections of the
total, urban and rural populations of the world, its 21 regions and
five major areas for the period 1950-1030, as well as for the 228
countries or areas of the world. It also provides estimates and projections
of the population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants
or more in 2000. The population figures for the total population are
consistent with the size of each country as estimated or projected
with the 2002 Revision of World Population Prospects.

The
results of the 2003 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects are summarized
in two press releases (English and
French), highlights and two wall charts.
A complete set of data tables is attached to the highlights.